This four hour awareness level course will provide participants with an understanding of the concept of resilience as it applies to coastal communities with a focus on resilience as a unifying framework for community-based planning, preparedness, response and recovery. The course will emphasize target capabilities to enhance preparedness and response to natural disasters, including chronic, as well as extreme events affecting coastal communities. It will demonstrate how to integrate risk-based, community-based, and collaborative strategies into plans and programs

The goal of the course is to enhance the participant’s ability to support preparedness and response efforts by developing and sustaining resilient coastal communities.

With this week's announcements about further budget cuts and the closing of senior and community centers, on top of the land grab "land lease" proposal, this workshop is a timely discussion to continue to offer viable alternatives to NYCHA's plans.

PRATT DISASTER RESILIENCE NETWORK was created by students of the Pratt Institute in New York City in response to the disconnect between affected communities and people who need and can give help in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Vision

Community groups are prepared to respond and provide relief when disasters happen.

Mission

PDRN will advance community-based disaster resilience through education, communication, awareness and capacity building for community groups.